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Originally Posted by Sola
Where you on the flight, Cheriah? Or is there a source for your version of the story?
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Sources are: Personal knowledge of how Deportees are handled on BA flights, I have witnessed several and BA never have anything to do with forcibly getting a deportee on the plane. That is the job of the accompanying immigration officials. Most Deportees always make a scene, trying to solicit sympathy from their fellow passengers. Also from what Ayo doesn't say in his transcript about the state of the Deportee in the hands of immigration and from several other accounts that I have read. From what I have gathered so far, Mr Ayo deserved to be arrested.
BA on transferring Deportees.
Airlines under increasing pressure to end deportation of asylum seekers | Ekklesia
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British Airways and Virgin, who were contacted by The Independent, said their aircraft had been used for the purposes of escorted deportations as they were under a legal obligation to return failed asylum-seekers. A Virgin spokesperson said: "That is a matter for the Home Office, who makes immigration policy. We are simply not qualified to make those decisions."
British Airways refused to say how many removals it carried out each year, but said it adopted a policy of permitting one escorted or two unescorted removals per flight : "It is UK law and we comply with it – it's like asking whether we are happy paying income tax."
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